spreading the cheer
When it comes to the festive season, books are a staple present for friends and family. What to get that uncle, aunt, or cousin you see just once or twice…
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bah, and indeed, humbug
The clocks have gone back, the evenings are damp and dark, and winter is barrelling its way towards us. Supermarkets have had mince pies and lebkuchen on the shelves for…
digital dogged
Sitting looking out of the windows here at Ignite Villas, watching the heavy thundery showers sweep in as the temperature plummets, it’s clear that summer has shuffled off and left…
back of the net
You’ve probably heard more than enough recently about the difficulties and challenges small presses are facing. So here’s a piece in praise of our successes, our small victories, the things…
spring clean
Stuck inside Ignite Villas – as a cold, grey, wet Spring dragged on and on and on – we took a look at this website and realised it needed something of…
treading the boards
One of the challenges for any author is getting yourself and your book in front of an audience you hope – you know – will want to spend their hard-earned…
nuneaton’s finest
On Saturday, we were up bright and early to head down the M6 to Nuneaton, and the town’s branch of Waterstones. It’s the home town of UK wrestling legend Scrubber…
in, out, about.
Today is a quiet day at Ignite Villas. We’re catching up on housework and watching greenfinch squabbling at the bird feeder. It’s just what the doctor ordered after a busy…
indie bookshops
We’re always looking for new ways to promote what we do and publicise our authors’ work. Recently, we’ve been teaming up with local independent bookshops, putting on events where we…
new year, new plans
Happy New Year to you all! (yeah, we know we’re twelve days in already – what can we tell you?) And yes, world news is a horrorshow, but here in…
hot off the press
Or – more accurately – currently at the press. The seventh collection of poems from Steve Pottinger will be officially published in January 2024, but is at the printers right…
a word from our sponsors
The clocks have gone back, the world’s going to hell in a handbasket, and here we are – still in the business of selling books. We’ve got two things to…